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Neil Ritchie

Neil Ritchie is the founder and editor of DefenceToday.com. Neil has a keen interest in the UK armed forces and national security issues as well as global defence procurement and cyber security matters. He also researches and writes about military history. Neil can be found on Bluesky: @neilritchie.bsky.social
Land Weapons

British Army trials drone-destroying laser

The British Army has successfully shot down an airborne drone for the first time using a high-energy laser weapon fired from an armoured vehicle. The laser system was mounted on a Wolfhound, a protected troop...
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Land Platforms

Czech Republic orders additional Leopard 2A4 tanks

Rheinmetall announced that it will deliver a further 14 Leopard 2A4 main battle tanks (MBTs) to the Czech Republic following the signing of a contract between Björn Bernhard, CEO of Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH, and Lubor Koudelka,...
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Naval Platforms

Royal Navy trials uncrewed MMCM for the first time

The Royal Navy's advanced autonomous mine-hunting technology has progressed significantly with the inaugural deployment and testing of the "Apollo" uncrewed Maritime Mine Counter Measure (MMCM) vessel. The small autonomous craft, produced by L3 Harris...
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Military Capabilities

43 Commando Fleet Protection Group train alongside US counterparts

Royal Marines of 43 Commando Fleet Protection Group, whose primary mission is to protect the UK's nuclear deterrent, have been training alongside the US Marine Corps Security Force Regiment (MCSFR) in the annual Exercise...
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Land Platforms

Denmark, Sweden order new CV90 IFVs

BAE Systems has entered into separate agreements with Sweden and Denmark for the procurement of new CV90 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) with a total value of around USD 2.5 billion. These agreements are part of...
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Infantry Weapons

Indian Army to procure additional SIG716 rifles

Sig Sauer announced that it has secured a second procurement contract with India's Ministry of Defence (MoD) to supply an additional 73,000 SIG716 assault rifles for the Indian Army. The MoD initially contracted Sig Sauer...
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Flashpoints

Ukraine deploys UK-supplied Challenger 2 tanks in Russia incursion

UK-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks (MBTs) have been deployed during Ukraine's ongoing cross-border operations into Russia, which began last week. The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has previously stated that there has been...
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Naval Systems

Rolls-Royce MBHS selected for Royal Navy Type 26 frigates

Rolls-Royce announced that its Mission Bay Handling System (MBHS) has been selected for Batch 2 of the UK Royal Navy’s Type 26 City-class frigate. The contract, signed with programme prime BAE Systems Surface Ships...
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